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If Humans Are So Great, Why is the World Such a Mess?
Human beings often have generous views of themselves - not always easy to defend. Massive scientific advances are sometimes used for destructive purp…
8 years, 2 months ago
China: Art, War and Salvation, 1933-1949
After the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921, many artists and intellectuals in China saw the overthrow of 'tradition' as the …
8 years, 2 months ago
Euler's Equation: 'The Most Beautiful Theorem in Mathematics'
Euler's pioneering equation, the 'most beautiful equation in mathematics', links the five most important constants in the subject: 1, …
8 years, 2 months ago
Does a Good Bedside Manner Matter?
There is an apparent conflict between the increase in technology in medicine and the importance of a relationship between patient and doctor. This Va…
8 years, 2 months ago
Should We Vote Online?
Online voting in local and national elections could be more convenient, greatly increase voter turnout and deliver results within a few minutes of th…
8 years, 2 months ago
Is a Mathematician a Robot?
Robotics is another of HM Government's 'eight great technologies'. Is it possible that in a few years we might have machines with arti…
8 years, 2 months ago
National Parks and National Park Cities
National Parks were designated to protect some of the world's most loved landscapes from being eaten away by industrial and housing development.…
8 years, 2 months ago
An Englishman (with a Guitar) Abroad
In 1643 an English landowner, Sir Ralph Verney, fled to France in the depths of the Civil War. He settled in Blois and, while there, amassed a vast a…
8 years, 2 months ago
How Energy Flow Shapes the Evolution of Life
Despite the explosion of genetic information in recent years, we have surprisingly little insight into the peculiar history of life on our planet. Mo…
8 years, 2 months ago
Computer Bugs in Hospitals: A New Killer
Computer bugs, reported in heart pacemaker software and many other devices, are but one example of the risks that IT systems can create for patients.…
8 years, 2 months ago